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I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance in support of a proposed decision of the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) in response to a request for <br />a partial Phase I bond release on a portion of the Trapper Mine, Division permit number C- <br />1981-010. The Trapper Mine is a surface coal mine and is permitted and operated by Trapper <br />Mining, Inc. The reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted in <br />2008 in parcels F-AB-08 and Z-A-08. Trapper Mining Inc. is requesting Phase I bond release <br />on 57.8 acres in these two parcels. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document is divided into the following five parts: <br />1. Introduction <br />II. Summary of the Bond Release Process <br />III. Approval Criteria for Bond Release <br />IV. Observations and Findings <br />V. Proposed Decision. <br />Background Information Sources <br />Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (Act), the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Regulations; Rules), and in the Guideline Regardin <br />Selected Coal Mine Bond Release issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced <br />within this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the <br />mining and reclamation operations at the Trapper Mine can be found in the Trapper Mine <br />Permit Application Package, which is on file at the Division offices (1313 Sherman Street, <br />Room 215, Denver, Colorado) and available on the Division web site <br />(http://mining.state.co.us). <br />Location of Trapper Mine <br />The Trapper Mine is a surface coal mine, which is permitted and operated by Trapper Mining, <br />Inc. (TMI) and is located 6.5 miles south of the town of Craig, Colorado. The specific area to <br />which the proposed bond release request applies is: T5N, R90W, portions of Section 6; T5N, <br />R91 W, portions of Sections 1; T6N, R90W, portions of Section 31; and T6N, R91W, portions <br />of Section 36. <br />Trapper Mine Page 2 January 2011 <br />SL-11 Phase I Bond Release